Summer Meeting Polarization and Conflict Project

Konstanz
June 2-5, 2005

Conference sponsored by the Community Sixth Framework Programme through Polarization and Conflict Project CIT-2-CT-2004-506084

Program
Practical information
June 3, 2005
Special issue papers and open programme
  Session 1: (Chair: Gerald Schneider)
9:00-9:45
A Model of Religious Conflict (Joan Esteban, Institut d´Anàlisi Econòmica CSIC/Debraj Ray, New York University and Institut d´Anàlisi Econòmica CSIC)

Discussant: Itzhak Gilboa (Tel Aviv)
9:45-10:30
Consent or Conflict: Coevolution of Coordination and Networks (Vincent Buskens, Utrecht/Rense Corten, Utrecht/Jeroen Weesie, Utrecht)

Discussant: Thomas Plümper (Konstanz)
10:30-11.00
Break
 

Session 2: (Chair: Joan Esteban)

11:00-11:45
The Economic Effects of Violent Conflict: Evidence from Stock Market Reactions (Massimo Guidolin, St. Louis/Eliana La Ferrara Università Bocconi and IGIER)

Discussant: Gerald Schneider (Konstanz)

11:45-12:30
Peace through Power-Sharing: Democratic Institutions and the Polarization-Conflict Nexus (Gerald Schneider, Universität Konstanz/Nina Wiesehomeier, Universität Konstanz)

Discussant: Nils Petter Gleditsch (PRIO)
12:30-14:00
Lunch Break
 
Session 3 (Chair: Conchita d´Ambrosio)
14:00-15:00
Workshop Lecture I: Conflict: A Psychologist´s Viewpoint (Frank Neuner, Universität Konstanz)

Discussant: Joan Esteban (Barcelona)

15:00-15:45
Does Polarization of the Policy Debate Affect Decision-Outcomes? An application to Anti-Corruption Reforms in Seven Sub-Saharan African Countries (René Torenvlied, Utrecht/Carolien Klein Haarhuis, The Hague)

Discussant: Margit Bussmann (Konstanz)

15:45-16:15
Break
 
Session 4 (Chair: Eliana La Ferrara)
16:15-17:00
Ethnic Polarization and the Duration of Civil Wars (Marta Reynal-Querol, World Bank)

Discussant: Jean-Paul Azam (Toulouse)
17:00-17:45
Population Size, Concentration, and Civil War:A Geographically Disaggregated Analysis (Håvard Hegre, PRIO)
Discussant: Rense Corten (Utrecht)

17:45-18:30
Mediated Bargaining (Clara Ponsati, Institut d´Anàlisi Econòmica CSIC/Jernec Copic, Caltech)

Discussant: Debraj Ray (New York/Barcelona)
19:30-20:30
Reception

20:30
Conference dinner
June 4, 2005
Open programme
 
Session 5 (Chair: David Stasavage)
9:00-9:45
Globalization and Domestic Conflict (Stergios Skaperdas, Irvine/Michelle R. Garfinkel, Irvine/Constantinos Syropoulos, Miami)

Discussant: Heinrich Ursprung (Konstanz)
9:45-10:45
Workshop Lecture II: Conflict: The Viewpoint of an Experimental Economist (Klaus Abbink, University of Nottingham)

Discussant: Christiane Schwieren (Pompeu Fabra)
10:45-11:15
Break
 
Session 6 (Chair: Scott Gates)
11:15-12:00
Religion and Preferences for Social Insurance (Ken Scheve, Michigan/David Stasavage, LSE)

Discussant: Joan Esteban (Barcelona)
12:00-12:45
A Generalized Index of Ethno-Linguistic Fractionalization (W. Bossert, Montréal/Conchita d'Ambrosio, Bocconi/Eliana La Ferrara, Bocconi)

Discussant: Vincent Buskens (Utrecht)
12:45-14:00
Lunch Break
14:00-15:00
Board Meeting
 
Session 7 (Chair: Itzhak Gilboa)
15:00-15:45
Mercenaries and the Pattern of Violence in Civil War (Jean-Paul Azam, Toulouse/Zié Ballo, Nolwenn Roudaut)

Discussant: David Stasavage (LSE)
15:45-16:30
Conflict Termination in Government/Rebel Group Relationships (Scott Gates, PRIO/Christopher Butler, University of New Mexico/Michelle Leiby, University of New Mexico)

Discussant: René Torenvlied (Utrecht)
16:30-17:15
Disaggregated Inequalities and Conflict in Developing Countries (Gudrun Østby, PRIO)

Discussant: Conchita d'Ambrosio, Bocconi
17:15-18:00
Choice Polarization on a Social Influence Network
(Moses Boudourides, University of Patras)

Discussant: Clara Ponsati, Institut d´Anàlisi Econòmica CSIC
20:00
Conference farewell dinner